My ever-growing TBR pile — a mix of everything I'm currently eyeing, from books I picked up on a whim to ones that have been sitting on my shelf way too long. If you're looking for your next read (or just enjoy peeking into someone else's TBR chaos),...
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Elle Kennedy
Japanese Literature
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Elle Kennedy
This section is all about books of one of the most amazing authors ever, Elle Kennedy!!!
The one that started it all — a fake dating arrangement between a hockey player and a girl determined to win back her ex. Fun, steamy, and the perfect intro to this series.
The Deal (Off-Campus, #1)
A messy will-they-won't-they between a team captain and the girl he can't stop thinking about, even though he knows he shouldn't. More emotional depth than the first book.
The Mistake (Off-Campus, #2)
The fake dating trope again, but with more banter and a slow burn that actually earns its payoff. A fan favorite in the series.
The Score (Off-Campus, #3)
The final book, following the quietest guy on the team and the girl who finally cracks his walls. A sweeter, more grounded conclusion to the series.
The Goal (Off-Campus, #4)
The final installment in the Briar U spin-off — wraps up loose ends from the series with the same slow-burn tension and banter the Off-Campus world is known for. A satisfying send-off if you've been following the whole universe.
The Legacy (Off-Campus, #5)
Japanese Literature
These are the books recommended by other people
For those who know that sometimes the quitest of lives carry the heaviest regrets.
The Gate
For those who want to discover how beauty coexists with tragedy.
Snow Country
For those who have always struggled with being "strange"
Convenience Store Woman (Akutagawa Prize Winner)
For those who want to confront existential dread with visions of horrific annihilation.
Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories
For those who know that loneliness can last forever.
All the Lovers in the Night
For those who know that half hearted love can become self-destructive
Spring Snow (Sea of Fertility #1)
For those determined but struggling to climb out of their own existential wells.
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
For those who know that marriage proposals could really suck.
The Makioka Sisters
For those who know that love can come so late and so unpredictable.
Strange Weather in Tokyo: A Novel
For those who want their anti-domesticity manifesto articulated with blood and garbage bags.
Out
For those who refuse to believe that even memory can be tampered with.
The Memory Police: A Novel
For those who want to confirm that some warmth and warm food and a warm bed can offer reprieve from a bad life.
Kitchen
For those who want to be reminded of the people that were left behind.
Tokyo Ueno Station (National Book Award Winner): A Novel
For those just looking for a random environment to pick up the pieces of their relatively-broken self.
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop: A Novel
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These are books that are highly recommended to read!!!
This one's been on my TBR for a while now. It follows two women in Afghanistan whose lives become intertwined across decades of war and upheaval, and it's often described as one of those books that stays with you long after you finish it. I'm expecti...
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, Paperback
